Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-23
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
Herr Richter Addresses the Electors
Of Berlin in Opposition TO Sen.
Won MOltke's Candidacy.
Franco Prussian War Rumurs Wore Prev
alent-A Chinese Transpols sunk
and 100 Celestials Drowned.
OPPOSING Won MoLTKE.


BERLIN, Jan. 22.-The new German
Liberals of the second Berlin dist let met
to-day for the purpose Of deciding OF the il
action in the coming election for members
of the reichstag, wnen 5000 electors at
tended. 1t was resolved to support Viz
chow against Gen. Won Motke IS their
candidate.
Herr Richter in speech advocating
this policy said he admitted =. that
the personal merits of Gen. Won
Moltke were super-eminen1 but
commended ii was not Me du,v
OF electors to provide that tie military
interests of the empire should be strongly
represented in the reichstGg, oas rather
r&siI9le>> to that body those /who could and
would defend the Givi. interests OF the
people 10 the end that proper equalizx-
ton Of civil and military claims We're put
forth. The views of eminent civilians
should be recognized in opposition to q
one-sided military view. When the
Duke OF Wellington, continued Herr
Richter, utilized his military glory and his
personal merits to override the constitu-
ton of England, Englishmen defautly
declared that though he had been victor
iOuS IN Spain and at Waterloo he should
not be victorious against the people Of
England. In q like manner Gen. Won
MOltke, though he had been victorious
over Austria and over France, should net
be permitted to be victorious against the
citizens of Berlir.
WAR RUMORS.
LONDON, jan. - -RumoTs Of wGr ere
becoming more and more frequent. The
North German Gazette, the National Ga
zette and the Cologne Gazette, as well as
the Times, Standard and Daily News OF
London, report that France is making
elaborate preparations to dispatch to the
German frontier strong reinforcements of
arms.
The Post says the Austrian premier
informed the foreign diplomats
of Vienna that the Bulgarian question
was in a fair way of being settled, adding
that the question was of less Importance
to Austria than a Franco German war
would be, as Russia, in the event of such
a conf ct, would seize the chance to RID
herself of Bismarck's control.
CHINESE TRANSPORT SUNK.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 22.-The British
steamer Nepaul from London collided
with and sunk Chinese transport. One
were drowned.
FRENCH NEWSPAPER COMMENTS.
PARIS, Jsn. 22.-J urnal des Debats
publishes conspicuOusly q leading article
denouncing Gen. Boulanger as the asso-
ciate of the party of revolution, and pro-
nounces his presence in the war Office dan
gerous to the republic.
The radical organs praise Gen. Bou-
LANCER and accuse his opponents of
for the downfall of the NJ. !
Goblet cabinet, which is pronounced i'm
minent.
RUSSIA WANTS ALL HER HORSES.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-Orders have been
issued in Russian Poland forbidding the |
Xportation of horses to Austria or Prus- |
sia.
THE QUEENsBERRY DIVORCE SUIT.
EDINBURG, Jan. 22.-The couat to-day |
granted decree of divorce to Marchion- !
ess OF Queensberry from the Marquis of |
Queensberry, on the ground of adultery |
rne evidence adduced showed that the |
Marquis after his marriage lived as q !
bachelor in St.James street, London; that |
MS wife was never there, but that lady !
went frequently to the apartments occu-
pied by the Marquis in st. James street |
and dined with him. The Marquis made |
10 defense.
A BILL TO SUPPRESS DRUNKENNESS.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 22.-The government
las introduced in parliament q bill to
drunkenness. 1t provides that
irunkards in public places and publicAns
serving drunBards or children shall be
ined and imp -iSoned, and that debts in
cured in purchasing intoXicsnts shall
not be recovered.
THE THREE EMPERORS TO MEET.
BERLIN, Jan PA rumor is current
hat the emperors of Russia, Austria and
Germany will meet here on the Emperor
Williams birthday.
AS LAST RESORT.
PARIS, Jan. - AT council OF minis.
ers to-day it was decided that Premier
Goblet end NJ. Dauphin, minister of
nance, should Jointly present the latter's
budget bill in the chamber of deputies.
md that the rejection of the measure
would involve the resignation of the cab
net.
AS Mr.. L. II. Montrose, of Bristol, Va,
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